Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1901 — RAILROADS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RAILROADS

Flour rates from the twin cities to the East have been advanced. It la expected that the El Paao extension of the Rock Island will be finished by Not. 1. A coat of arms of elaborate design has been adopted to represent the Chicago and Alton Railroad. The fl charge for deposit ot through tourist tickets la Buffalo has been abol. isbed by the railroads. Officers of the Northern Pacific road report that large quantities of cotton are being shipped to Japan. Work will soon ba atarted on an elaborate enlargement of the shops of the Wabash Railroad in Fort Wayne, Ind. Orders bare been Issued to reduce the passenger rstea of the Grand Rapids and Indiana in Michigan to 2% cents per mile. There la a shortage of cars on the Burlington system. Officers of the road say that more cars are wanted for grain in all parts of lowa. Gross earnings of the Milwaukee end 8t Paul Railway for the fourth week In May were |1,002,<M3, an increase of *5,820 over last year. An Invitation to editors of newspapers to journey over its road through lowa was issued by the management of the lowa Central Railway. Wages of laborers and certain classes of shop helpers in the employ of the Milwaukee and St. Paul road have been advanced from *1.25 to *1.40 per day. Contracts for what Is claimed will be the largest grain elevator in the world hgve been let by the New Tork Central. It will be erected in Weehawken, the York terminal of the West Shore road. It will have a capacity of 2,000,* 000 bushels and will cost *1.500,000. Continued purchases of property in the vicinity of the Welle street station of the Northwestern road In Chicago by President Hughitt. acting for the company. Indicate that that road Is preparing to make more elaborate improvements In Ito terminal fadlitiea than has been given out